A Queensland distributor has become one of the first employers to enter into an enforceable undertaking under the State's mirror WHS laws, after a forklift entered a pedestrian zone and injured a worker.
A Queensland supervisor who crashed a 20-tonne crane on a public road while driving it home has been denied damages, with the Supreme Court finding his employer could not have foreseen such "wilfully inappropriate conduct".
A new workplace health and safety strategy, based on employee input, has helped an employer identify a "phenomenal" amount of hazards and significantly reduce manual handling injuries, according to its workplace health and safety coordinator.
A recent case involving a worker who was awarded $240,000 in damages - after being bullied for just 11 days - demonstrates how important it is to proactively respond to all workplace bullying complaints, according to employment and safety lawyer Hedy Cray.
The estate of a deceased worker who suffered from work-related skin cancer isn't entitled to workers' compensation, because the man didn't lodge his claim until four years after his "diagnosis", the Queensland Industrial Court has found.
Bleijie understates worker death rate while claiming safety 'dominance'; Queensland safety awards open; and First Road Safety Remuneration order applies from today.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is warning employers of the limited scope of occupational exposure limits (OELs), ahead of Monday's World Day for Safety and Health at Work focusing on the safe use of chemicals.
A Queensland employer, whose barman hit a customer in the head during an unruly work Christmas party, has lost its appeal against a $1.4 million damages ruling, after the Court of Appeal found the barman acted in the employer's interests.
